TWIDDLE

v. 1 play with, twirl, fiddle (with), wiggle, juggle, toy with, fidget with, Colloq fool with, mess with, monkey with Stop twiddling with the dial on that radio! 2 twiddle (one's) thumbs do nothing, be idle, idle or while away (the) time, waste time, bide (one's) time I sat there, twiddling my thumbs, while you were being entertained royally